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matlayahualoa.

Headword: 
matlayahualoa.
Principal English Translation: 

to enclose, encircle fish using fishing nets (see Molina)

Orthographic Variants: 
matlayaualoa
IPAspelling: 
mɑtɬɑjɑwɑloɑ
Alonso de Molina: 

matlayaualoa. ni. (pret. onimatlayaualo.) cercar pescado con redes.
Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, 1571, part 2, Nahuatl to Spanish, f. 53r. col. 2. Thanks to Joe Campbell for providing the transcription.

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